Upcoming lane, ramp closures in New Orleans and surrounding areas

Published 4:00 PM CDT Aug 05, 2013

NEW ORLEANS -

Louisiana DOTD announced the following upcoming lane and ramp closures Monday.

The right lane of westbound U.S. 61 from Labarre Lane to Transcontinental Drive will close Aug. 5 at 8 a.m. to Aug. 7 at 6 a.m. while crews perform emergency manhole and catch basin repairs during the day and asphalt overlay at night.

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The onramp from Elysian Fields Avenue to eastbound I-610 will close from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 6 for drain cleaning. A suggested alternate route is Broad Street.

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Southbound Transcontinental Drive will close at the I-10 overpass until 7 p.m. Aug. 6, and northbound Transcontinental Drive will close at the I-10 overpass until 7 p.m. Aug. 8 while crews install drainage pipe. All traffic will be detoured to Clearview Parkway.

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St. Rose Avenue (La. 626) will close at the Railroad Crossing from 6 a.m. Aug. 6 to 7 a.m. Aug. 8 while the Canadian National Railroad performs emergency rail crossing work. A suggested alternate route is La. 50.

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The right lane of eastbound I-10 from Veterans Boulevard to Clearview Parkway will close from 9:30 p.m. Aug. 8 to 5:30 a.m. Aug. 9 while crews pour new bridge deck for interstate widening.